What to expect at our Sunday Gatherings.

Eucharist. Scripture. Prayer.

Our Sunday morning services comprises of three core components: Eucharist (Communion), Scripture, and prayer.

The first half of our service centers around the reading of four passages of Scripture (Old Testament, Psalm, New Testament, and Gospel) with a homily based on that particular Sundays texts.

The second half of our service centers around receiving Eucharist together with music and songs interspersed before and after.

Sunday Gathering Details

  • Kuyper College 3333 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525

    We meet in the Chapel at Kuyper. Take the left fork after you enter the drive and the Chapel is to the right of the small roundabout at the bottom of the hill.

  • We meet at 10:30 am.

    Feel free to come early and stay late!

  • There is plenty of parking near the Chapel entrance. Grab any spot and look for our Christ Church sign for the entrance to the Chapel.

 

What makes up a typical service?

  • Gold chalice with red liquid and a ciborium with communion wafers on a white surface

    Holy Eucharist

    Every gathering we practice what our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ told us to do, to take bread and wine in remembrance of him. All baptized Christians are welcome to participate in communion, regardless of your denomination or background.

  • Open book with visible text, accompanied by a branch with green leaves.

    Holy Scripture

    We hear God speak to us through the reading of scripture and the preaching of the Word. Every gathering we hear from the Old Testament, Psalms, New Testament, and the Gospel with a short homily.

  • Open book on a wooden stand with lit candles on an altar in a church.

    Liturgy

    For over a millennia, God’s people have worshipped using the structure of a liturgy. Our liturgy comes from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. This liturgy serves as a guide into communion and worship of Jesus Christ.

  • Person's hands clasped over an open book on a wooden table

    Prayer

    We believe a primary response to God’s work is prayer. During our service, we take time to pray corporately for consistent things as well as spontaneous prayers. We also have intercessory prayer available during Eucharist.

Common questions regarding our Sunday gathering.

  • Wear what you’d like! Our parish is full of a variety of Sunday outfits, some dress up, some dress comfortably, some people rock khaki. So come in what you find fitting for a Sunday service.

  • Most Sundays we have classes for kids between two and eight years old. When you arrive, head to the check-in counter to get your kids setup for our Sunday formation classes.

    Every fourth Sunday of every month we have a class for students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade.

    Scroll down for more information about our kiddos!

  • We use a variety of styles of music in our services; hymns, contemporary worship, and chants. We are able to do this because music is integrated within the Anglican liturgy, so music in our gatherings serves elements within the liturgy, such as Eucharist, rather than being its own moment in the service.

  • Yes! All are welcome to come down to those serving communion during the Eucharist half of the service.

    If you have been baptized, we encourage you to partake of communion.

    If you have not been baptized, please still come down to those serving communion with your arms crossed to receive a blessing.

Children

We are a covenant people, which means we welcome children as part of our Sunday gatherings and consider them full members of Christ's Body. We love having children in our service and do not treat them as obstacles to our corporate worship. Which means our services often are full with the noise of our wonderful kiddos.

We also believe it is important to create a space where growing children can begin to understand who God is in a way that is designed for their appropriate age levels. We do this by having Children’s Formation classes most Sundays. These classes are for kids between two and eight years old and happen during the first half of the service with kiddos being welcomed back into the gathering for Eucharist. Our Children’s Formation classes typically run from September through May.

Younger children (under two years old) stay with their families throughout the gathering. Don’t worry parents, we love hearing your kids make noise throughout the service! So don’t feel pressure to keep them quiet.

For more information on our Sunday morning Children’s Formation classes, head over to our Kids page.

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Still have a question?

Let us know! We would love to answer any question you have regarding our Sunday gatherings.